The new Sony HDC F5500 is now available in Europe

The most recent incorporation into the HDC cameras series of Sony, HDC-F5500, this spring arrives in Europe. It offers a highly sensitive and ideal Super 35 mm format to achieve a cinema look in a 4K CMOS image sensor with global shutter that is perfectly integrated into live production systems.

Announced in the US in October 2021, the Sony HDC-F5500 is a powerful tool for those looking for a creative expression with a kinematic look in a format and with a study of the study camera.

Thanks to the effect of global That avoids the distortion of linear sweep and the so -called ‘Flash Band’, this camera works perfectly in difficult lighting conditions such as, for example, music concerts with LED laser lights that move quickly. The global shutter technology together with the depth of reduced field offered by this sensor is perfect for live study environments combined with virtual LED panel systems.

The first of a series of S35mm cameras, the HDC-F5500 Includes an 8 -step mechanical filter Adopted from the Sony Venice Digital Chamber that can be controlled locally or remotely, which offers greater operational flexibility.

In addition, it allows Precision select the approach depth, as well as control the capture of the subjects that move quickly, even in conditions of much lighting. Another outstanding feature of the new study camera is its wide range of colors. Its compatibility with BT.2020, S-gamut3/s-gamut3.cine and HLG improves creativity and reality and perfectly agrees with the color technology of Sony cameras of greater demand.

From the workflow perspective, HDC-F5500 is integrated into a production system IP Live de Sony by using the series HDCU-5500, and is perfect in remote production thanks to its integration with the IP extension adapter HDCE-TX50. Its compatibility with a wide range of accessories implies that it is simple to use in existing workflows.

HDC-F5500 is also COppatible with sony remote control panels for live paint and shading work for video engineers. The HDC-F5500 is also combined with Live SR workflows for Sony HDR with HLG and S-Log3, which makes it a live production workflow for effective HDR in the global market in the global market.

"We are excited to have added this camera to our portfolio to respond to the greatest demand to achieve a film look in the sports sector in Europe," he says Norbert paquet, Responsible for live production of Sony Europe.

"Sony cameras are known for their advanced workflow and technology with reliability and duration, which makes them the perfect option from the point of view of sustainability; this new incorporation will undoubtedly serve our clients for many years thanks to their ease of adaptation and their innovative characteristics," he adds.

La HDC-F5500 will debut at the Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland) This next July. The 4K Super 35 mm CMOS sensors will provide the festival with an extraordinary sharpness in its entire scope, from the wonderful images of the coast of Lake Leman to the first planes of the artists who participate in this edition. As the first festival in Europe to use high specifications technology, the study camera will involve new creative possibilities for Montreux, and will position it as one of the most digitally advanced music festivals in the world.